Failure to comply with the Montreal Protocol could delay or even prevent recovery of the ozone layer. He expressed his gratitude to all the members of the assessment panels for their invaluable work, and to the Governments and industrial organizations which had provided financial support for the panels' work.
El Presidente del Comité de Presupuesto, representante de la República Checa, presentó a continuación un documento de sesión que contenía un proyecto de decisión en el que se plasmaban los resultados del intenso debate celebrado por el Comité.